Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates Held in Australia for Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	9	256.5	75	1541	619	49	6/7	12.63	2.41	31.44	2	2	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	8	230.3	36	1383	814	40	6/46	20.35	3.53	34.57	3	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	426.1	116	2557	1098	64	6/33	17.15	2.57	39.95	3	4	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	6	200.0	32	1200	709	30	6/51	23.63	3.54	40.00	-	3	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	327.3	61	1965	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1911	5	167.4	19	1006	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	11	354.3	69	2127	1176	51	5/67	23.05	3.31	41.70	3	2	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1887-1892	6	-	153	1783	478	41	8/35	11.65	1.60	43.48	1	3	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	12	-	130	3373	1373	77	9/52	17.83	2.44	43.80	1	10	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	40	1347.2	313	8084	3701	183	6/23	20.22	2.74	44.17	10	9	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	620.2	231	2482	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	6	243.2	48	1460	704	32	7/27	22.00	2.89	45.62	2	2	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2022	11	228.5	34	1373	889	30	6/99	29.63	3.88	45.76	1	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	34	1310.2	259	7862	4357	171	8/61	25.47	3.32	45.97	9	7	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1882-1887	10	382.3	182	1531	509	33	6/28	15.42	1.99	46.39	1	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	-	129	6027	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2012	14	439.3	62	2637	1629	56	7/87	29.08	3.70	47.08	2	3	1
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	237.4	36	1426	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	7	317.3	81	1905	817	40	6/17	20.42	2.57	47.62	4	2	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2012	6	183.0	12	1098	848	23	6/90	36.86	4.63	47.73	-	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	55	1876.5	363	11261	6219	235	6/48	26.46	3.31	47.91	13	8	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	14	625.5	146	3755	1544	78	7/25	19.79	2.46	48.14	3	6	1
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2020	4	194.3	42	1167	503	24	5/64	20.95	2.58	48.62	2	1	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	681.3	176	4089	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5	2
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	-	273	3128	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2007	5	174.3	21	1047	703	21	4/42	33.47	4.02	49.85	3	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	44	-	341	11534	5482	231	7/83	23.73	2.85	49.93	16	15	4
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	6	242.2	55	1454	603	29	5/32	20.79	2.48	50.13	1	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	-	96	3163	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	13	471.1	113	2827	1346	56	5/30	24.03	2.85	50.48	2	3	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1964	5	159.3	11	1275	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	664.0	184	3984	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	29	1290.1	251	7741	4039	151	8/108	26.74	3.13	51.26	6	10	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2003	4	171.0	28	1026	690	20	7/94	34.50	4.03	51.30	-	1	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	8	354.2	73	2126	1112	41	6/49	27.12	3.13	51.85	2	2	-
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	276.4	58	1660	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1992-1997	10	372.3	69	2235	990	43	6/40	23.02	2.65	51.97	-	1	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2024	15	191.2	39	1148	564	22	5/27	25.63	2.94	52.18	-	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	11	235.1	33	1881	970	36	5/34	26.94	3.09	52.25	2	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	43	1639.1	339	9835	5529	188	5/30	29.40	3.37	52.31	12	7	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2010	7	322.4	43	1936	1158	37	7/77	31.29	3.58	52.32	1	4	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1982	10	394.3	71	2367	1173	45	4/61	26.06	2.97	52.60	2	-	-
JB Iverson (AUS)	1950-1951	5	138.4	29	1108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	2	1	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	42	1477.4	419	8866	3856	168	6/70	22.95	2.60	52.77	8	7	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	10	343.3	68	2061	1174	39	5/73	30.10	3.41	52.84	1	1	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	7	205.0	18	1640	776	31	7/27	25.03	2.83	52.90	1	2	1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2025	27	1051.1	188	6307	3055	119	7/58	25.67	2.90	53.00	4	10	3
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	31	1043.1	282	6259	2805	118	6/40	23.77	2.68	53.04	4	3	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	522.3	63	3135	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	9	231.1	49	1387	704	26	6/55	27.07	3.04	53.34	1	1	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	43	1732.2	387	10394	5109	193	8/97	26.47	2.94	53.85	10	11	2
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	413.3	85	2481	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	207.0	28	1242	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1932-1937	10	-	41	2057	1119	38	5/36	29.44	3.26	54.13	2	1	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2020	8	280.1	47	1681	997	31	6/56	32.16	3.55	54.22	1	2	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	7	253.1	51	1519	781	28	5/70	27.89	3.08	54.25	1	1	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	407.2	87	2444	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1990-2002	11	372.1	85	2233	949	41	6/62	23.14	2.54	54.46	1	3	1
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2017	6	219.0	51	1314	689	24	4/41	28.70	3.14	54.75	1	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	66	2638.1	788	15829	6483	289	8/24	22.43	2.45	54.77	16	11	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2005	8	211.1	27	1267	865	23	5/99	37.60	4.09	55.08	2	2	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	708.4	171	4252	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2013-2019	6	175.0	41	1050	522	19	5/75	27.47	2.98	55.26	-	1	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	760.0	312	3040	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1937-1937	3	131.4	20	1052	463	19	6/110	24.36	2.64	55.36	1	2	1
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	13	454.0	127	2724	1219	49	6/47	24.87	2.68	55.59	1	2	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	14	509.4	132	3058	1338	55	4/28	24.32	2.62	55.60	4	-	-
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1969	6	139.4	16	1116	588	20	4/52	29.40	3.16	55.80	2	-	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	25	-	169	5473	2382	98	6/74	24.30	2.61	55.84	6	5	2
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	479.3	83	2877	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	1187.0	296	7122	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	6	169.4	27	1018	689	18	6/125	38.27	4.06	56.55	-	1	-
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2018-2025	11	368.2	61	2210	1134	39	6/105	29.07	3.07	56.66	1	3	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	-	47	3417	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
J Garner (WI)	1979-1985	11	427.2	104	2564	1142	45	5/56	25.37	2.67	56.97	2	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005-2007	6	171.0	23	1026	588	18	4/59	32.66	3.43	57.00	2	-	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2025	37	1721.2	318	10328	5032	181	8/39	27.80	2.92	57.06	12	12	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	608.1	112	4865	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	34	1165.1	321	6991	3375	122	6/54	27.66	2.89	57.30	4	5	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2015-2017	5	172.0	27	1032	639	18	4/89	35.50	3.71	57.33	1	-	-
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	248.3	42	1491	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	604.2	116	4834	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
A Kumble (IND)	1999-2008	14	615.1	87	3691	2097	64	8/141	32.76	3.40	57.67	4	4	1
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1888	13	418.1	181	1673	700	29	4/52	24.13	2.51	57.68	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	7	279.0	56	1674	825	29	6/59	28.44	2.95	57.72	1	1	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1981	6	-	29	1214	641	21	5/107	30.52	3.16	57.80	1	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1982	10	-	59	2262	1054	39	7/54	27.02	2.79	58.00	2	1	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1971	6	225.5	47	1805	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2022	13	369.1	50	2215	1537	38	5/93	40.44	4.16	58.28	2	1	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	-	247	4089	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	6	224.2	56	1346	653	23	5/32	28.39	2.91	58.52	1	1	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	820.5	128	6565	2472	112	7/38	22.07	2.25	58.61	5	4	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	939.4	207	5638	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8	2
AB Agarkar (IND)	1999-2004	8	304.5	64	1829	1031	31	6/41	33.25	3.38	59.00	-	1	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2010-2013	6	228.1	65	1369	647	23	4/50	28.13	2.83	59.52	1	-	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	734.4	219	4408	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1987-1988	5	189.1	43	1135	557	19	6/58	29.31	2.94	59.73	1	1	-
W Voce (ENG)	1932-1947	11	-	56	2450	1128	41	6/41	27.51	2.76	59.75	3	1	1

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at North Sound, Caribbean Premier League 9th Match, Aug 22, 2025 [Twenty20]

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals at Basseterre, Caribbean Premier League 8th Match, Aug 21, 2025 [Twenty20]

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Trinbago Knight Riders at North Sound, Caribbean Premier League 7th Match, Aug 20, 2025 [Twenty20]